Table of Contents

Preface –Why This Book? vii

Acknowledgments xv

About the Author xvii

1 Plant from Design to Commissioning 1

2 Plant Key One-Line Diagram 31

3 Switching Equipment 75

4 Designing Plant Layout 107

5 SystemGrounding 121

6 Site and Equipment Grounding 137

7 Plant Lighting 157

8 DC System, UPS 179

9 Plant Power Distribution 191

10 Insulation Coordination, Lightning Protection 209

11 Voltage and Phasing Standards 239

12 Cables and Supporting Equipment 253

13 Power Factor Correction 285

14 Motor Selection 303

15 Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Harmonics 321

16 Relay Protection and Coordination 341

17 Plant Automation and Data Networking 379

18 Generation 407

19 Power Dispatch and Control 441

20 Diesel Engine Generator Plant and Standby Power 461

21 Reliability Considerations and Calculations 475

22 Fire Protection 495

23 Corrosion, Cathodic Protection 517

24 Brief Equipment Specifications and Data Sheets 531

25 Solar Power 567

26 Wind Power 599

Index 643

About the Author

ZARK BEDALOV is a consulting electrical engineer with more than 45 years of experience as a lead design engineer and manager on projects in Canada and abroad. His expertise includes power generation, system modeling, power distribution system studies, design and trade off comparisons of wind, solar, coal, fossil fuel, hydro, diesel, and nuclear generation.